I had it professionally installed twice: Once on 2003 Camry LE, then on a
2004 Forester XT. It came loose from the Camry, but I caught the problem &
corrected it; one of the Thule towers was coming loose off of the car. (You
need Yakima or Thule towers to attach it to your car.)

Yesterday, the rack wouldn't lock, and the kayak kept sliding to the side of
the car. Talon is fantastic when it works, but it has too many moving
parts, requiring a tight tolerance in a rough environment. And in a parking
lot, side-loading becomes a problem.

Pushing & pulling the Talon off to the side, then back onto the car, puts
more stress on the towers, destabilizing the connection. I could be the
exception; hell my yakima rack fell apart on the 2003 Camry, early this
year. Talk to other Talon owners.

"Freeshot" wrote in message
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I've been looking at the Talon system.... what's wrong with it?

wrote in message
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Any opinions about what sort of rack system to use with the Subaru
Forester?
I have given up on my Talon Rack (side-loading).

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I had it professionally installed twice: Once on 2003 Camry LE, then on a
2004 Forester XT. It came loose from the Camry, but I caught the problem
&
corrected it; one of the Thule towers was coming loose off of the car.
(You
need Yakima or Thule towers to attach it to your car.)

Yesterday, the rack wouldn't lock, and the kayak kept sliding to the side
of
the car. Talon is fantastic when it works, but it has too many moving
parts, requiring a tight tolerance in a rough environment. And in a
parking
lot, side-loading becomes a problem.

Pushing & pulling the Talon off to the side, then back onto the car, puts
more stress on the towers, destabilizing the connection. I could be the
exception; hell my yakima rack fell apart on the 2003 Camry, early this
year. Talk to other Talon owners.

Thanks for your feedback... really appreciate it as I haven't met any Talon
owners around here (Ottawa/Canada).

I'm SUV shopping, not getting any younger, and saw the Talon as a potential
solution for those days I go out on my own. I'm probably looking at next
spring for the vehicle anyway so I'll do an extensive internet forum search
over the winter.

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I had it professionally installed twice: Once on 2003 Camry LE, then on a
2004 Forester XT. It came loose from the Camry, but I caught the problem &
corrected it; one of the Thule towers was coming loose off of the car. (You
need Yakima or Thule towers to attach it to your car.)

I don't have specific knowledge of your setup; however, IME _all_
rack attachments will work loose over time, due to jolting and what
have you. You need to check them thangs periodically and tighten
the cams (or whatever) as needed. It's not much and it's not
frequent, but my rack needs minor tightening about once a year. Let
it go much longer, and yeah, it can get very loose indeed.
Dangerously so.

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Mary Malmros
Some days you're the windshield,
Other days you're the bug.

rack attachments will work loose over time

After 3 weeks on Camry? Then 10 days on the Forester? Both cases, the rack
was professionally installed. For the record, my 1989 Camry NEVER had any
problems with the Yakima rack loosening. Granted, I removed it once in a
while, to take the car through the car wash, but I drove 1000's of miles
with the rack on.

Even though, I only used Thule feet on both the 2003 Camry & Forester, I
still believe the Thule feet to be innocent.

"Mary Malmros" wrote in message
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writes:

I had it professionally installed twice: Once on 2003 Camry LE, then on
a
2004 Forester XT. It came loose from the Camry, but I caught the
problem &
corrected it; one of the Thule towers was coming loose off of the car.
(You
need Yakima or Thule towers to attach it to your car.)

I don't have specific knowledge of your setup; however, IME _all_
rack attachments will work loose over time, due to jolting and what
have you. You need to check them thangs periodically and tighten
the cams (or whatever) as needed. It's not much and it's not
frequent, but my rack needs minor tightening about once a year. Let
it go much longer, and yeah, it can get very loose indeed.
Dangerously so.

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Mary Malmros
Some days you're the windshield,
Other days you're the bug.